Colton, Charles Caleb -- Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 37 (1820)

Dave — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:21:23 +0000

Ambition is to the mind, what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us to tower, by reason of our blindness. But alas, when we are at the summit of a vain ambition, we are also at the depth of real misery. We are placed where time cannot improve, but must impair us; where chance and change cannot befriend, but may betray us; in short, by attaining all we wish, and gaining all we want, we have only reached a pinnacle, where we have nothing to hope, but every thing to fear.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 37 (1820)
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Porter, Cole -- “You’re the Top” (1934)

Dave — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:43:37 +0000

You’re the top!
You’re the Colosseum.
You’re the top!
You’re the Louvre Museum.
You’re a melody from a symphony by Strauss,
You’re a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeare sonnet,
You’re Mickey Mouse.

You’re the Nile,
You’re the Tow’r of Pisa,
You’re the smile
On the Mona Lisa.
I’m a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
But if, baby, I’m the bottom
You’re the top!

Cole Porter (1891-1964) American composer and songwriter
“You’re the Top” (1934)

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Colton, Charles Caleb -- Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 37 (1820)

Porter, Cole -- “You’re the Top” (1934)